From hanging out in the barbershop to listening to patients in his office, North Charleston physician Dr. Thaddeus John Bell has heard many excuses from people avoiding the COVID-19 vaccine. But he also sees the toll that the pandemic is taking on the community, particularly on people of color. Join him as he discusses the push for vaccination and how law enforcement can assist in the effort on this episode of The Beat, a conversation about the Charleston County Sheriff's Office and our beautiful South Carolina community.

RESOURCES IN THIS EPISODE

Dr. Bell on TikTok: @closingthegapinhealth

DHEC vaccine locator: https://vaxlocator.dhec.sc.gov/South Carolina

COVID data: https://scdhec.gov/covid19/covid-19-data

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